Chapter 527: Peak of Mount Tiansha, A Commoner Seeking the Dao

Mount Tiansha Mountain.

This mountain has six peaks in total; the main peak is occupied by the Mountain Master, and the other five peaks are guarded by five Peak Masters.

The Peak Master of Cangyu Peak, Kuang Chen, is responsible for matters related to the sect's external affairs, and he has been busier than ever in the past few days.

"Master, Lin Tianyi Tower has also sent people to deliver a visiting card."

A disciple walked into the room and handed a visiting card to Kuang Chen.

Kuang Chen took the visiting card and opened it to look.

It was written on it that Lin Tianyi Tower guest Zhao Xin and disciple Zhu Zhu Fenghua would visit Mount Tiansha Mountain.

Seeing these two names, Kuang Chen's expression became solemn.

Zhu Zhu Fenghua need not be mentioned; before Li Fei emerged, he was an unprecedented Dao Foundation Establishment stage powerhouse.

The name "Peerless Elegance" was like thunder to Kuang Chen even far away on Mount Tiansha Mountain.

As for Zhao Xin, this person was also very famous; he was the former Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guard, who ran to climb Lin Tianyi Tower, but was finally trapped on it and could not break through the pass.

According to the rules set by Lin Lin Tianyi, if one cannot break through the pass, one cannot leave and can only stay to be driven by Lin Tianyi Tower.

Back then, Emperor Emperor Jiawen specifically wrote a letter for this person to Lin Lin Tianyi, but Lin Lin Tianyi ignored it and did not give any face at all.

Later, it was Emperor Emperor Jiawen who found a step for himself and took the initiative to remove Zhao Xin's position.

And Zhao Xin also joined Lin Tianyi Tower very decisively, and later, under Lin Lin Tianyi's guidance, broke through from a Martial Arts Grandmaster to become a Grandmaster!

Zhao Xin was the only Grandmaster in Lin Tianyi Tower at present and was the guest with the highest cultivation base. He brought Zhu Zhu Fenghua, who was recognized as the one with the highest talent among Lin Lin Tianyi's seven personal disciples, to Mount Tiansha Mountain, which showed the importance attached to this event.

"Reply to the letter, saying that our Mount Tiansha Mountain respectfully welcomes the people from Lin Tianyi Tower. Then clean up the Wenhe Courtyard and prepare rooms and all necessary supplies for two people."

Kuang Chen thought for a moment and ordered.

On weekdays, the courtyards used by Mount Tiansha Mountain to entertain guests were more than enough and could not be used up at all.

But now, the three mountains, four sects, seven great families, Lin Tianyi Tower, Hongchen Pavilion, and even the Daoist Shangqing Sect had all sent people to visit the mountain, which made Kuang Chen very troubled.

He could only politely decline the visiting cards of some sects and families whose status was not so high.

People from Lin Tianyi Tower came, and Kuang Chen did not dare to neglect them. Even if the rooms were already very tight, he still specially prepared a top-tier courtyard for the two.

Seeing that almost all the top-tier forces in the Central Plains Jianghu had sent people to visit the mountain, Kuang Chen felt both happy and worried in his heart.

At the peak of Mount Tiansha Mountain, the Mountain Master Ying Hua Jie was a Grandmaster, the five Peak Masters were all Martial Arts Grandmasters, and there were two Martial Arts Grandmasters who did not even compete for the position of Peak Master.

But the current Mount Tiansha Mountain, Ying Hua Jie's lifespan was about to end, and among the five Peak Masters, only four were Martial Arts Grandmasters, and Kuang Chen, this Peak Master of Cangyu Peak, was not even a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

Mount Tiansha Mountain could maintain the name of "three mountains," mostly relying on Ying Hua Jie alone to maintain it.

Once Ying Hua Jie was gone, if no one could break through to become a Grandmaster within the next ten years, Mount Tiansha Mountain would fall out of the ranks of top-tier sects.

Now that all the top-tier sects in the world had sent people to visit the mountain, this was the most glorious moment for Mount Tiansha Mountain, and it might also be the moment for everyone to witness Mount Tiansha Mountain falling from now on!

"Mountain Master..."

Kuang Chen walked out of the room and looked toward the direction of the main peak of Mount Tiansha Mountain.

As a Peak Master of Mount Tiansha Mountain, he knew more inside information than the rest of the disciples.

Mountain Master Ying Hua Jie's active challenge to the Marquis of Jing'an Li Fei to a life-and-death battle this time was not just to leave a name in history and fight vigorously before death.

Ying Hua Jie was mainly seeking the Dao through life and death!

He had been honing at the peak of the Lidao stage for many years, and there was a glimmer of opportunity to break through and become a Saint.

This battle with Li Fei today was to complete the breakthrough between life and death!

This was also why so many top-tier forces had sent people to watch the battle, and the people who came all had Grandmasters!

A mere life-and-death battle could not attract so many powerhouses.

But a Grandmaster seeking the Dao through life and death, wanting to break through and become a Saint, such an opportunity was rare, and a group of Grandmasters were unwilling to miss it.

Perhaps watching this battle could bring some inspiration to themselves?

Kuang Chen now only prayed that his own Mountain Master could successfully break through.

If Ying Hua Jie could break through and become a Martial Saint, Mount Tiansha Mountain would reach a brand new height that had never been seen before!

Whether it was falling into the low valley or climbing to the peak, everything depended on that battle three days later.

October 26th, 49th year of Emperor Hongguang.

Mount Tiansha Mountain, there was a wide mountain terrace on the top of the main peak.

When the sun rose from the east, ten thousand rays of golden light broke through the clouds and fell on the peak of Mount Tiansha Mountain, illuminating the entire mountain peak into gold.

More than a hundred people had already gathered on the mountain terrace.

Three mountains, four sects, seven great families, except for the destroyed Gouchen Sword Sect and the Mount Baituo Mountain that had fled to the Xiji Province, all other families had sent people.

Lan family ancestor Lan Lan Tingzhou, Sima family's saber-technique Grandmaster Sima Sima Huaian, Murong family's spear-technique Grandmaster Murong Qianshan—these Grandmasters who had just been defeated by Li Fei not long ago were all sitting in their seats at this time, not talking to the rest of the people.

Among these guests who came to visit the mountain today, only Grandmasters and Martial Arts Grandmasters had seats, and Dao Foundation Establishment stage powerhouses could only stand.

After a while, more people climbed to the peak and came to this mountain terrace.

Everyone looked over one after another, only to see a woman wearing a green robe, wearing a cloak, and holding an ordinary-looking iron sword walking slowly.

"It's the Minghuang Sword!"

"Miss Shentu Yue is here!"

The crowd was in a commotion.

The person who came was Miss Shentu Yue, and the sword in her hand was the sword her master used before she broke through to become a Saint—the Minghuang Sword.

Although this sword was only a seventh-grade exotic weapon, because it was the former sword of a Martial Saint and had an extraordinary past, it was famous in the Jianghu.

Hongchen Pavilion Head Wen Wen Xuexian had been practicing sword arts before breaking through to become a Grandmaster, and the main practice was the Hongchen Pavilion's peerless martial art "Minghuang Sword Canon."

But after she broke through to become a Grandmaster, she unexpectedly chose to abandon the sword and use the saber!

Later, it was even more outrageous: a martial artist who had practiced sword Dao for decades finally broke through to become a Saint with saber Dao!

Precisely because of the blessing of such a legendary story, the reputation of this Minghuang Sword was so loud.

After Miss Shentu Yue broke through to become a Martial Arts Grandmaster, Wen Wen Xuexian gave the Minghuang Sword to her.

Seeing that Miss Shentu Yue had arrived, Cangyu Peak Master Kuang Chen immediately welcomed her personally and invited the other side to sit down.

Not long after Miss Shentu Yue sat down, more people came.

This time two people came, one of whom had a heavy momentum, walking like a dragon and a tiger, like ten thousand cavalry charging.

The other person had somewhat dark skin, an ordinary appearance, and a temperament that was not outstanding.

"It's the people from Lin Tianyi Tower."

"Zhao Xin is also here."

"That person is Zhu Zhu Fenghua? This also..."

Many people who saw "Peerless Elegance" for the first time showed disappointment.

When Miss Shentu Yue entered the venue just now, the group of Grandmasters present only took a look and then moved their eyes away without looking much.

But at this moment, these Grandmasters all cast their gazes on Zhu Zhu Fenghua, looking at him seriously.

"His sorcery Dao has also broken through!"

"Powerful, worthy of being Peerless Elegance."

"Another Lin Lin Tianyi..."

The group of Grandmasters had different expressions.

Even if they did not unfold their martial arts domain, their perception ability was also outstanding, and their eyes were even more vicious.

Several Grandmasters saw that Zhu Zhu Fenghua had already broken through to the True Spirit realm in sorcery Dao and became a True Person!

Back then, Zhu Zhu Fenghua wanted to break through to become a Martial Arts Grandmaster and a True Person at the same time, but was forced by You Ming and had to break through in advance.

Many people felt that he might be like the rest of his senior brothers and sisters, walking with a "lame leg" from then on, making it difficult to synchronize law and martial arts.

Unexpectedly, in just over two years, Zhu Zhu Fenghua completed the breakthrough of sorcery Dao.

Now he had become the only person in Lin Tianyi Tower who was both a Martial Arts Grandmaster and a contemporary True Person!

In terms of the attainment of dual cultivation of law and martial arts, besides Lin Lin Tianyi and Li Fei, Zhu Zhu Fenghua was the highest in the contemporary era.

This naturally made the helmsmen of many top-tier forces present both surprised and envious.

Lin Tianyi Tower could surpass many top-tier forces, all relying on Lin Lin Tianyi to support it.

In terms of foundation, Lin Tianyi Tower had been established for less than a hundred years and was the worst among all top-tier forces.

Once Lin Lin Tianyi died, Lin Tianyi Tower would immediately decline.

But now with Zhu Zhu Fenghua, the other side looked like he could become the next Lin Lin Tianyi!

After Zhao Xin and Zhu Zhu Fenghua also sat down, the guests who came to watch the battle today were all present.

Suddenly, a majestic and domineering momentum covered the whole scene!

"Everyone—"

With a resonant voice coming, everyone turned their heads to look.

Only to see a figure leap up from the sea of clouds outside the mountain terrace and arrive on the mountain terrace.

This person was wearing a white robe, with long eyebrows and beard, and long hair flying in the wind, his robe billowing.

His figure was not sturdy, but just standing there, it was as if he were taller than Mount Tiansha Mountain!

"Old man Ying Hua Jie, greetings to you all here!"

The person who came bowed to the crowd, and it was Mount Tiansha Mountain Master Ying Hua Jie.

A group of Grandmasters and Martial Arts Grandmasters sitting on the seats stood up one after another and bowed to the other side with cupped hands.

"Greetings, Mountain Master!"

All the Mount Tiansha Mountain disciples present shouted loudly together, everyone feeling honored.

After Ying Hua Jie greeted them, he did not have any nonsense and looked directly at the sky in the distance:

"Where is the Marquis of Jing'an—"

His voice was like a thunderbolt, rushing into the firmament, and then exploded, spreading far away!

Then a voice was like a sharp sword, splitting the sea of clouds and falling on the peak of Mount Tiansha Mountain:

"Senior Ying—"

As the voice came, a black stream of light tore through the sky, from far to near, and finally stopped on the main peak of Mount Tiansha Mountain.

Everyone looked up one after another, only to see Li Fei in a golden robe, stepping on a flying boat and arriving.

At this moment, Grandmasters, peerless geniuses... all looked at one person!

Li Fei jumped down from the flying boat and landed on the mountain terrace, looking at Ying Hua Jie:

"This Marquis has arrived."

Ying Hua Jie's eyes were like torches, looking at Li Fei seriously.

Li Fei looked at Ying Hua Jie calmly.

If Ying Hua Jie was like a mountain peak standing tall, reaching into the clouds.

Then Li Fei at this moment was like the boundless sea, unfathomable!

The more Ying Hua Jie looked, the more satisfied he was, and he could not help but laugh loudly:

"Hahahahaha! Good—"

His momentum became even heavier, almost like substance.

"For this battle today, no matter what, I must thank the Marquis of Jing'an for his fulfillment. The old man thanks you here!"

Ying Hua Jie bowed very seriously to Li Fei.

Today he was seeking the Dao through life and death. Li Fei actually could have completely not agreed to his request.

But Li Fei still came.

Regardless of what Li Fei was thinking, this favor, Ying Hua Jie recognized it.

Li Fei calmly accepted this bow from Ying Hua Jie.

He actually guessed before coming that Ying Hua Jie fighting a life-and-death battle with himself was probably not just for the sake of his reputation, but also to seek the Dao!

"Senior Ying, for this battle today, I also want to see the unique skills of Mount Tiansha Mountain. Since it is a life-and-death battle, Senior does not need to hold back. The two of us, life and death without regret!"

Li Fei said in a resonant voice.

"Hahahaha, well said, life and death without regret!"

Ying Hua Jie laughed loudly, "Mount Tiansha Mountain disciples, listen: if I die under the Marquis of Jing'an's blade today, it is because I, Ying Hua Jie, am not as skilled as others. Mount Tiansha Mountain disciples must not hold resentment because of this, and must not deliberately retaliate, otherwise the world will punish them together!"

"I also ask all the martial arts colleagues present today to be a witness together!"

Once these words were spoken, all the Mount Tiansha Mountain disciples saluted together: "Obey the Mountain Master's order!"

The Jianghu people present also expressed their stance, willing to be this witness.

Some people could not help but slander in their hearts, if you, Ying Hua Jie, die today, where would Mount Tiansha Mountain have the courage to retaliate against Li Fei?

So Ying Hua Jie's words were actually said to the imperial court.

In case he accidentally killed Li Fei today, he only hoped that the imperial court would not retaliate against Mount Tiansha Mountain.

"Senior Ying, please."

After the two finished saying the necessary polite words, Li Fei signaled to Ying Hua Jie.

Ying Hua Jie's expression was solemn, and his momentum erupted.

Just when a great battle was about to erupt, a voice that was equally majestic and incomparable suddenly came:

"Ying Hua Jie!!!!"

Then a black fireball tore through the sky like a meteor, flying from a distance with terrifying momentum.

"This..."

Many Grandmasters present showed looks of surprise.

Boom—

As the meteor flew to the top of Mount Tiansha Mountain, a series of sonic booms came rolling in.

Bang!!!

The meteor fell on the mountain terrace, stepping out cracks on the ground.

A man with a sturdy figure, wrapped in black flames, stood between Li Fei and Ying Hua Jie.

After the flames dissipated, it revealed the attire that was clearly from the prairie.

The person who came was the first warrior of the Sakaze Temple, Huyan Hetai!

"Back then, you and I agreed to have another battle. Do you want to break your promise?!"

Huyan Hetai questioned unceremoniously.

Ying Hua Jie looked at Huyan Hetai, frowning slightly.

Fifteen years ago, the other side climbed the mountain to challenge him. After being defeated by him, he did have an agreement with the other side to have another battle in the future.

Actually, at that time, Ying Hua Jie had thought that his last battle in this life, seeking the Dao through life and death, could be set as Huyan Hetai.

But for one thing, Huyan Hetai was his defeated opponent, and he would have an advantage in mentality.

For another, he felt that

Adding these two points together would greatly discount the effectiveness of his seeking the Dao through life and death.

Therefore, after he discovered a better candidate, he decisively gave up on Huyan Hetai.

By comparison, Li Fei could solo-kill Bai Chen before breaking through his realm, and after breaking through, he even defeated ten Grandmasters in a row with ease.

In Ying Hua Jie's view, this Marquis of Jing'an absolutely possessed the combat power to threaten him!

Moreover, a peerless prodigy like Li Fei, who could challenge across realms so many times, must be adept at seeking survival in death and overcoming the strong with the weak.

So even if Li Fei's strength were slightly weaker than his own, he would inevitably be able to bring him immense pressure!

Coupled with Li Fei's soaring reputation, Ying Hua Jie naturally had to choose him.

Yet he did not expect Huyan Hetai to come and interfere.

Before Ying Hua Jie could speak, black flames ignited on Huyan Hetai's body once again.

This time, the black flames soared into the sky, actually dyeing the sea of clouds in the firmament black as well.

A scorching, overbearing, and vigorous momentum surged into the sky, causing the crowd of Grandmasters present to change color one after another!

They could almost not help but unfold their Martial Dao Domains to protect themselves!

Huyan Hetai clearly had not unfolded his Martial Dao Domain, yet he caused the space where this mountain terrace was located to twist slightly!

The black flames on his body were his Martial Dao Domain; clearly not fully compressed and condensed on the surface of his body, but in a "semi-external" state, they were actually more intense than the Martial Dao Domains condensed with full effort by many Dao-Establishing Realm Grandmasters.

"So strong..."

The crowd of Grandmasters all looked at Huyan Hetai in astonishment.

Some among them had already recognized that Huyan Hetai was the number one warrior of the Saka Ze Temple and a powerhouse who could rank in the top three of the Grassland Royal Court.

But the power Huyan Hetai was erupting with at this moment—even for the Grassland Royal Court's recognized strongest Grandmaster, Tuoba Tuoba Shanhai, was it perhaps only this much?

This power moved even Ying Hua Jie.

He did not expect that in a mere fifteen years, Huyan Hetai could actually grow to such a point!

"Ying Hua Jie, am I not qualified to be your opponent in your final battle?"

Huyan Hetai glared with rage, his voice like thunder.

He raised his hand and pointed at Li Fei: "Or is it that for your final battle in this life, for the sake of your own reputation, you only want to choose an opponent with a bigger name?"

His Central Plains language was average, but the meaning of accusing Ying Hua Jie of "fishing for fame and reputation" was understood by everyone present.

Ying Hua Jie's expression changed slightly, and he fell into deep thought.

Breaking through from the Dao-Establishing Realm to become a Martial Saint is a process of seeking the Dao.

Everyone's Dao is different, and the probability of success is also different.

Bai Chen's "slaying one's own self to achieve the Dao" even required killing a Martial Saint in the end.

The difficulty was naturally immense, but if he succeeded, Bai Chen's probability of breaking through to become a Saint could almost be said to be one hundred percent!

This was the reason Bai Chen would spare no cost to attempt this path.

And Ying Hua Jie's own Dao was life-and-death combat; it was achieving the Dao under the pressure of desperate straits and death.

Even though he had been honing himself until now and his lifespan was about to be exhausted, his certainty of successfully breaking through his realm on this path was less than ten percent...

And even with less than ten percent certainty, Ying Hua Jie was unwilling to give up!

But opponents were hard to find.

Life-and-death combat requires comparable strength; if Ying Hua Jie went to challenge a Martial Saint, that would not be seeking the Dao, but seeking death.

As for those Grandmasters whose strength was comparable to his, why would they risk their lives to help you verify the Dao?

Your Dao, Ying Hua Jie, is life-and-death combat, but others' Dao might not necessarily be this.

As for going to the battlefield to fight in war to verify the Dao.

Ying Hua Jie's Dao was not the Dao of the military strategist; his was the Dao of the common man.

What suited him best was one-on-one combat with others, feeling the ultimate of the Martial Dao between every move and style; this process could not be disturbed by the outside world.

And on the battlefield, it is hard to find fair, one-on-one combat opportunities that are not disturbed, so this method was also not suitable for Ying Hua Jie.

His public challenge to Li Fei this time was also with the mindset of giving it a try; he was not certain that Li Fei would definitely agree to him.

If that didn't work, his backup choice was Huyan Hetai, and he also didn't have absolute certainty of making Huyan Hetai agree to a life-and-death battle with him.

But now, Li Fei had agreed, and Huyan Hetai had also come...

If he had known earlier that Huyan Hetai's strength had reached this point, and that he was so actively and proactively wanting to have a life-and-death battle with him, Ying Hua Jie definitely would not have gone to challenge Li Fei.

Compared to leaving a name in history, what he cared about more was seeking the Dao and breaking through his realm!

"Marquis of Jing'an."

Ying Hua Jie looked at Li Fei, his mind already having reached a decision.

(End of chapter)